Which is the most demanding stream in engineering?

1. Computer science/ Information technology: Both these branches are pretty similar in their curriculum and job opportunities. In the present day scenario, there is no doubt that CS/ IT engineers are the highest paid and most placed graduates in the country and this situation is not going to change in at least the coming decade as we are moving towards an era, where software will be the controlling factor of our lives. So, the present demand for these engineers is going to increase and the pay packages will become heftier for really good and knowledgeable ones. 2. Electronics and communication (ECE)/ Electrical and electronics (EEE)/ Aviation electronics (Avionics): I have clubbed these three branches together, again due to their similarity in curriculum, with ECE and avionics being almost same and EEE with few different core subjects. These three branches make up the bulk of core technical placements. Since, these branches are continually evolving and they provide the hardware which is the backbone of almost every industry on the planet, so the demand for good electronics and electrical engineers is always going to be there in the coming years. 3. Mechanical/ Chemical: I have clubbed two very dissimilar branches together on the sole criteria of placements and job opportunities. While researching, I came across this interesting fact that more chemical engineers have been placed in their core fields than mechanical. With more pharma, oil and cosmetic companies coming up, chemical engineering is clearly making its mark. As for the mechanical graduates, although placements have been dismal for them in their core sectors, the sheer demand for them in the government sector helped this branch to make it to my list of top three branches.

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